Mahabharata 9.63.23 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 63, Shloka 23
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
“अच्युत! दुर्योधनके मारे जानेपर वे सारे आघात सफल हो गये। श्रीकृष्ण! अब ऐसा कीजिये, जिससे वह सारा किया-कराया कार्य फिर नष्ट न हो जाय ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
acyuta! duryodhanake māre jāne para ve sāre āghāta saphala ho gaye | śrīkṛṣṇa! aba aisā kījiye, jisase vaha sārā kiyā-karāyā kārya phira naṣṭa na ho jāya ||
saṃdeha-dolāṃ prāptaṃ naśyeta kṛṣṇa jaye sati |
gāndhāryā hi mahābāho krodhaṃ buddhyasva mādhava ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Acyuta, setelah Duryodhana terbunuh, segala hentaman dan usaha itu telah berhasil. Wahai Śrī Kṛṣṇa, bertindaklah agar seluruh kerja yang telah dicapai tidak musnah kembali. Walaupun kemenangan telah diraih, hati kami masih berayun pada bandul keraguan. Wahai Mādhava yang berlengan perkasa, perhatikanlah kemurkaan Permaisuri Gāndhārī.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory in war is not the end of moral and political responsibility. Even after a just outcome is achieved, leaders must anticipate the ethical and emotional repercussions—here, especially Gāndhārī’s grief-born anger—so that hard-won results are not undone by neglect, rashness, or unresolved resentment.
After Duryodhana’s fall, the speaker conveys an urgent appeal to Kṛṣṇa: the long struggle has finally succeeded, but the victors remain uneasy. They fear that Gāndhārī’s wrath, arising from her sons’ destruction, could bring new danger or reversal, so Kṛṣṇa is asked to manage the situation prudently.
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